Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15580, Christopher Gardner, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N. 16.
Gardner, Christopher
S. 15580
CONTENTS
carded

Original Certificate destroyed by fire. See proof on file with the papers of Nathan Carr, N.H.W., Act 1832, No. 3087 in (Wid File No 1223)

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File No. 15580
Christopher Gardner
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 138
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Duplicate Certificate issued 19 May 1842, and sent to Hon E. Burke, House of Reps.
6144 New Hampshire
Christopher Gardner of Hillsboro in the State of NH who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Sedgwick of the Regt commanded by Col. Poor in the New Hampshire Key Stone Battery for 10 mo. & 15 days from 1775.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 34 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July 1833 and sent to H. H. Sylvester Hillsboro NH
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 52.48 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 March 1833 17.49 $ 69.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by H. H. Sylvester Clerk, Book D, Vol. 1 Page 157

Christopher Gardner
N.H.
B. Hubbard
H of the
on Roll left Parsons Company - but Gilman's Reg. on Roll left Parsons Co for 3 mo & 11 days since Parsons 10 Months & 15 days
$34.99.

State of New Hampshire - Sullivan ss -
On this twenty sixth day of January A.D. 1832 personally ap- peared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting, Christopher Gardner a resident of Mendell in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress. Passer. June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, to wit:
That on the 25th day of June 1775 he enlisted as a private for the term of six months in Captain Richard Saltonstall's company Colonel Poor's regiment New Hampshire militia, that he was ordered to Winter Hill near Boston in Massachusetts, where he remained the whole of said term. General Sullivan was then and there in command of the troops.
Declarant further states that on the 5th day of December 1776 he enlisted in Captain Joseph Parsons's company, Colonel David Gilman's regiment New Hampshire militia, and served therein three and a half months, and was discharged in March 1777.
Declarant further states, that on or near the 15th of September 1780, he enlisted as a private for the term of two months, in Captain Parsons's company, but declarant does not recollect the name of the Colonel of the regiment, he only knows that the regiment was one of the New Hampshire troops. He was ordered to Peek- skill in New York, where he remained the whole of his term of enlistment - while he was at Peekskill, Andre was executed, and declarant was one of the guard that attended him to the place of execution.
Declarant was born in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1754 - He has a record of his age in his family Bible - when he joined the service he lived in Portsmouth aforesaid.

He has lived in Mendell N.H., ever since the revolution and lives there now. He entered the service as a volunteer. He has stated the names of all the officers whom he recollects. He has received discharges from the service, but has lost them many years since. Declarant applied for a Pension under the Act of March 1818, and twelve or thirteen years since at the time of his application, sent to the department the depositions of Joseph White and David Gardner, relative to his services as a Soldier of the Revolution, - but these two deponents are both dead, and declarant knows of no one living who can depose to his services -
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state -
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid Christopher Gardner Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he stated.
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate.
I, Frederick A. Sumner Judge of the Court of Probate for the aforesaid County of Sullivan do hereby certify that the above contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Christopher Gardner for a Pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this twenty ninth day of January A.D. 1833.
Frederick A. Sumner Judge of Probate.
The above is the signature of F. A. Sumner & he is to my knowledge the Judge of Probate as stated above. A. B. Burroughs